Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Crain
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 10, 1952No. 10576PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the application of the doctrine of laches in an admiralty suit. The libellant says that he was injured in an accident on the ship where he was employed on May 20, 1945. He did not file his libel until August 15, 1950. The suit was predicated upon negligence under the Jones Act and in admiralty for alleged unseaworthiness. The Jones Act case is now out of the litigation for the limitation period there is fixed by statute. 1 But the right to sue following the expiration of the state law statutory limitation period, in this case two years, 2 depends…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gardner v. Panama RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Kane v. Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1951
- Redman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- The SydfoldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Hughes v. RooseveltCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jose Guerrido, Libellant v. Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
- Mroz v. Dravo Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Louis McDaniel Libellant v. Gulf and South American Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Kathleen Ward, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles E. Ward, Deceased, in No. 18703 v. Union Barge Line Corporation, in No. 18704Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Jones v. ReaganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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